Ron Hunter to Tulane!

[zephyr]

I think both are equally important. No one will ever call a season where we make it to the NCAA tournament a failure, regardless of how the team does during the regular season.

But I also believe a better barometer of the program is the regular season. If you go out and win 27 games and win your regular season championship by four games, you've had a helluva year.

But judging by some of the debates I've had on this board, there are several who believe losing in the league semifinals without two key figures on your team negates anything you did during a 31 game regular season.

I'll take it a step farther. Jessie's 2004 team won the west and was the #1 seed. But there were divisions and they didn't award a regular season title. We tied for the title in 2000 with South Alabama and won the tournament.

But Marlin's 2018 title was the first outright regular season title since we joined the Sun Belt. That's right. It had not been done in 27 seasons. It also never happened in the American South. You have to go back to Paschal's team that won the Southland the final year we were in the league to get the last outright regular season championship and that was 35 years ago.

And most on this board ignore that fact.

So, I guess those who think the regular season title is a better barometer of your program are in a distinct minority.

I too, believe the true barometer of your program is regular season success. I believe that if you build a solid program and dominate your conference, post season success will follow. I also see teams make the NCAA tournament with .500 records or worse. They got hot in their conference tournament and went to the dance to get killed by a 1 or 2 seed.

I'm with C4L, I'd be thrilled ( at this stage) with 3 NIT's out of 5 years. My only concern with your post and previous posts is that you constantly bring up the past and compare Marlin's tenure to the past to justify why we should believe Marlin when he says our program is the standard in the SBC.

Over the years we've put, supposedly, a lot more emphasis and resources into our athletic programs with facility construction or enhancements, much higher coaching pay and resources etc. to bring a better product to the stage but we really aren't doing that. Again, I don't see people wanting to bash Marlin but to many, there is a distinct lack of return from the money we are asked to donate and pay.

[zephyr]

Billy Kennedy just got let go from from TAMU two years removed from an SEC title and NCAA and COY honors. He had major injury issues to deal with this season, with his two best players going down.

And he beat the defending national champs last year in the tournament.

[zephyr]

Don't you realize its 1950 and we might get some AP votes if we win the regular season title..

By building for regular season success, you bring in a culture of winning. That brings in better recruits and coaches and establishes expectations. It also builds for post season success. Teams that have more success in regular season and play good opponents in conference readies them for the tournament.

[cajun_lannister]

By building for regular season success, you bring in a culture of winning. That brings in better recruits and coaches and establishes expectations. It also builds for post season success. Teams that have more success in regular season and play good opponents in conference readies them for the tournament.

I agree winning the regular season at a constant rate means you have good sqauds but to say it's more important than postseason success is just ignorant.

If you had the choice 3 straight sunbelt regular season titles or 1 win in the tournament which would you pick

[zephyr]

I agree winning the regular season at a constant rate means you have good sqauds but to say it's more important than postseason success is just ignorant.

If you had the choice 3 straight sunbelt regular season titles or 1 win in the tournament which would you pick

That is a loaded question. My whole point is built around that idea that if you are good enough to win the conference title 3 years in a row, your chances of going to the NCAA tournament or multiple NIT's is really high. The NCAA tournament is great but its one shining moment and that's if you win. Nobody but our fans remembers when we were last in the tournament nor do they care and recruits don't care when we last were there.

[CajunVic]

That is a loaded question. My whole point is built around that idea that if you are good enough to win the conference title 3 years in a row, your chances of going to the NCAA tournament or multiple NIT's is really high. The NCAA tournament is great but its one shining moment and that's if you win. Nobody but our fans remembers when we were last in the tournament nor do they care and recruits don't care when we last were there.

This guy is really brilliant, considering that the winner of the conference tittle has at a minimum an automatic bid to the NIT.

[zephyr]

This guy is really brilliant, considering that the winner of the conference tittle has at a minimum an automatic bid to the NIT.

Go find a hydrant to pee on you clown. If you can't see the point you never will. Here you are meddling where you aren't allowed. Tittles should never be underestimated but you probably have no idea about that....

[DaddyCajun]

Does anyone think Ron Hunter will have Tulane wearing those obnoxious stockings? Just a thought?

[CajunEXPRESS]

Was watching the six pm news. They were going to do a little thing on Lamers new coach at ten. So much for local tv value.

[Cajunfanatico]

Let me ask this Willis. Do you agree with him? Do you feel that regardless of how our regular season goes and what our conference position is if we win the conference tournament we have succeeded?

If Bobby Big Fish had a history of his teams struggling during the regular season but then almost always seemingly finding a way to win the conference tournament and then head off the the NCAA where they made some noise, I could consider that a success. Has it happened? Of course not.